This form is only for Pre-Kindergarten, Elementary
Students and Special Education Students.

Welcome, families
of five-year-olds!

The Glens Falls City School District has a vibrant academic
program for our youngest students, designed to foster a love
of learning that carries them all the way to graduation and beyond. We welcome new families into this educational
journey, and look forward to partnering with parents to help
our children succeed.

Kindergarten registration

Registration for new kindergarten students is held at
Kindergarten Round-Up events at each elementary school in
March. If you aren’t sure which
elementary school your child will attend, see the
MAP of
elementary school boundaries.

Kindergarten Round-Up and screening appointments will be
held on the following days:

Kindergarten students must be five years old by December 1,
2018 in order to start school in September. Certain
immunizations, proof of residence and an original birth
certificate are required for admission. Go to
THIS LINK for more details about
the paperwork you need to register, and to download
registration forms in advance of your appointment.

At your Round-Up appointment, a registered nurse will be
present to meet with families and review children’s medical
information. State law requires every child entering school to
have had the following vaccines:

Each of these immunizations may be administered by a family
physician or through a public health clinic. For public health
information, families can call the Warren County Public Health
department at 518-761-6580. Clinics will issue a card for
immunizations given. Private physicians will issue a
certificate for immunizations given. In order for your
child to enter school in September, the district must have a
signed immunization certificate from your doctor or the clinic.

A pre-school physical examination by your family physician
is also required, and the report should be brought in at
registration or before school starts in September. The
physical exam report is due no later than opening day in
September.

Questions can be directed to Trent Clay, Director of
Curriculum and Instruction at 518-792-0107.

Student placement within the three elementary schools

Our mission is to provide a safe, positive and stimulating
environment — and for elementary students, their most
fundamental environment is usually their individual classroom.
Our intent within the district's student placement procedures
is to place each student within their "home" elementary school
— and most of the time, that's what happens.

But when elementary class sizes at a particular building
have reached an upper limit, the superintendent has
occasionally assigned families registering after the school
year has started to the building and classroom with the fewest
students, instead of their "home" elementary school. This
flexibility in initial student assignment is designed to
provide the best balance in class size for ALL district
children.

Usually, this procedure is not considered until after the
school year has begun, and when new families are entering the
district for the first time. Administrators determine each
school’s number of class sections in the springtime, based on
expected enrollment for the start of school in September. But
as new students enroll and classes become full, those new
students and/or families may be placed in another building.

Class sizes have long been a focus area as our Board of
Education, our school community members, our families, and our
staff members have discussed and prioritized district goals
and objectives. Having equalized class sizes across each
elementary grade level optimizes the use of our facilities and
staff, and balances teacher attention to student educational
needs. The district's general procedures allow the
superintendent to assign incoming students to specific
elementary buildings, if necessary, so that class sizes will
be as balanced as possible across the district.

The following points may help you understand the parameters
of this procedure:

Generally speaking, if a family lives within a
mile of two elementary schools, the Superintendent may
assign that family to either school upon registration.

Once a student/family is assigned to an
elementary school, they will stay in that school through
fourth grade (i.e. they would not be re-assigned after
their initial entry).

If older siblings in a family are already
attending an elementary school, the incoming student will
be assigned to the same school. Assignments will not
change for established students & families.

Students/families will not generally be assigned
to an elementary school more than one mile away from their
residence.

Whether a family enrolls in Big Cross, Jackson
Heights, or Kensington Road elementary school, they will find
the same great educational experience that has defined Glens
Falls through the years.